My first experience in yoga was not that effective probably due to self-teaching and I used to do it with my husband using a fitness video that was too vigorous. My second was sadly one that I vowed never to do again because I got sick. But when Janice invited me to attend a beginner's session at ECHOyoga Shala, I decided to give it a final shot. I said to myself I might as well start at the very basic.
ECHOyoga is the wellness side of ECHOstore Sustainable Lifestyle, the
green retail store. ECHO means Empowerment Care Health and Oneness. Jeannie
Javelosa, co-owner of ECHOstore, has been teaching yoga for close to 15 years,
and with her co-teacher Marilen Elizalde, launched ECHOyoga five years back,
offering weekly and corporate classes. Today, the two certified yoga teachers
bring their passion for wholistic living through yoga in a new space called
ECHOyoga Shala, located in Kalayaan Avenue, behind Rockwell in Makati.
The ECHOyoga Shala itself is what I thought yoga was all about -- pure, simple and open.
Along with several mommy bloggers, I experienced the Gentle Flow session with Ms. Jeannie Javelosa, who has the calmest and most relaxing voice I tell you. It made me block out the noise coming from outside the shala. I almost fell asleep as we did the corpse pose. Hahaha. I came out feeling refreshed, strengthened and relaxed after the Gentle Flow session.
We all sweated it out too. Muscles that I didn't know existed were stretched. My body felt sore the day after -- in a good kind of way.
“Yoga has always been
my grounding that brings me to my center, especially with my life as a busy
mother, homemaker and wife. Through teaching yoga, I expand my awareness and
can share this beautiful practice with many.” -- Marilen Elizalde
“Launching ECHOyoga Shala in a
new space is for me a natural extension and addition to support ECHOstore’s
philosophy of a sustainable lifestyle. Yoga is my disciplined practice that wholistically
connects the Body, Mind and Spirit.” -- Jeannie Javelosa
The one thing that Jeannie told us that stuck to me was to practice yoga in life away from the mat, and that there is no line between them.
That certainly hit home because living in a concrete jungle called Metro Manila is no easy feat. Every day we get bombarded with nasty traffic and terrible surroundings that stress us out to the max. We need time to relax our mind and body too. I had lost my interest in yoga before, but I now know that this is the kind of yoga that fits me, and I will certainly do it again.
Thank you so much ECHOyoga Shala for having us. I'm pretty sure we'll be back.
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About the New ECHOyoga Shala
ECHOyoga Shala opens its new space
with the objective to offer a wholistic approach to a sustainable lifestyle, strengthen
community collaborations and bring a deeper understanding of yoga practice. It
is open daily, from 6:30 am to 8:30 pm with five daily classes, weekend
schedules and workshops plus a daily early morning Self Practice space.
Yoga in all its
varied expressions will be offered to beginners, intermediate and advanced
students classes like Gentle Flow, Restorative Yoga, Vinyasa Flow, Ashtanga
Vinyasa and Power Yoga. ECHOyoga Shala’s thrust to go beyond just the physical
practice of yoga as exercise includes sessions on Meditation, Breath Control (Pranayama) for distressing, and even
“Off the Mat” community talks are led by certified and trained yoga teachers,
with international experiences. Other offerings include counseling and life
coaching sessions, and body-energy work therapies.
If yoga is to be
embraced for a sustainable lifestyle, ECHOyoga Shala’s classes, sessions,
workshop, community talks are sequenced and
offered to guide the students in their yoga practice and discipline to develop
a strong healthy Body, a steady focused Mind, a compassionate Heart. The
ultimate goal is the development of a personal Self-Practice and tools that can
be used for a deeper appreciation of life.
The Values: ECHO
Empowerment, Care, Health, Oneness
ECHOyoga takes the lead in bringing
practitioners of yoga together in a community space to share practice and
experience their lives through yoga. “Shala” is a sanskrit word that means
“house”. ECHO means Empowerment Care Health and Oneness. Through one space,
ECHOyoga hopes to further bring these core values forward through strengthening
community collaborations and bringing a deeper understanding of yoga practice
towards living a more sustainable lifestyle.
WORKSHOP
PACKAGES COMING UP MAY
Kids
Yoga (ages 6-10 years old) May 6 – 29
A fun way to
spend summer afternoons of May
/Tuesday & Thursdays,
3 – 4 pm
Package fee of
Php 4,000
Early bird rate
of Php 3,800 if signed in on or before April 15
Drop in rate:
Php 500 per class
Eight sessions
that will help kids ages 6-10 years old
* breathe
- tune in a focus
* have
fun - be creative and playful with friends
* balance
- feel posed, composed and alive
* stand
- become stable, strong and grounded
* forward
bend - reach release and flex
* back
bend - be supple, open and trustful
* partner
- have fun working together
* time
in - unwind, rest and revive
To be led by
Teacher Marilen Elizalde: Marilen is first a mom with three children, then was
a Middle School teacher and is now, a certified Yoga Instructor. Allow Marilen
to transform an hour into a session of insight, loving action, playful
stretches and spontaneous heartfelt joy.
PRE-NATAL YOGA
Package of
Eight Classes being prepared for May
AWAKENING
SUBTLE ENERGY BODIES (Friday Nights) –Package of Eight
Classes being prepared for April and May
* Pranayama
and Meditation
* Sound
and Meditation
* Chakra
Cleansing Meditation
* Manifesting
through the Chakras
* Yin
Rhythms and Meditation
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